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Designing Microsoft Azure Infrastructure Solutions. Everything you need to prepare, practice, and pass.

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Certification Overview

The AZ-305 exam primarily focuses on designing advanced Azure infrastructure, encompassing robust identity and governance, effective monitoring solutions using Azure Monitor and Log Analytics, and secure data storage strategies including Azure SQL Database and Azure Blob Storage. Candidates must also demonstrate proficiency in designing comprehensive business continuity and disaster recovery plans, with an emphasis on high availability and cost optimization.

What This Certification Proves

The AZ-305: Designing Microsoft Azure Infrastructure Solutions certification validates an individual's expertise in designing robust, scalable, and secure Azure solutions. Earning this certification proves your ability to translate business requirements into technical designs across various Azure services, crucial for complex cloud environments.

Who Should Take This Exam

This exam is ideal for experienced Azure administrators and developers aspiring to become Azure Solution Architects, or current architects looking to validate their design capabilities on the Azure platform. Candidates should have advanced experience in Azure administration, networking, storage, and compute services.

Topic Breakdown

6 domains covering 278 questions

DomainQuestionsWeight
Design Infrastructure Solutions10237%
Design Data Storage Solutions8631%
Design Identity, Governance, And Monitoring Solutions6323%
Design Business Continuity Solutions259%
Network Design10%
Network Security, Compliance, And Governance10%

Study Plans

Choose a study plan that matches your schedule and experience level

30 Days

Intensive Sprint

Week 1-2

  • Master fundamentals: Design Infrastructure Solutions
  • Read Microsoft official documentation
  • Complete 15 questions daily

Week 3

  • Deep dive: Design Data Storage Solutions
  • Review weak areas from results
  • Take 2 full-length exams

Week 4

  • Review all flagged questions
  • Timed exams to build stamina
  • Final revision of key concepts

60 Days

Balanced Approach

Week 1-2

  • Survey all exam domains
  • Set up study environment
  • Begin with foundational topics

Week 3-4

  • Focus: Design Infrastructure Solutions
  • Focus: Design Data Storage Solutions
  • 8 questions daily

Week 5-6

  • Focus: Design Identity, Governance, And Monitoring Solutions
  • Hands-on labs if applicable
  • Review explanations for wrong answers

Week 7-8

  • Complete all 447 questions
  • Identify and eliminate weak areas
  • Take 3 full-length timed tests

90 Days

Comprehensive Study

Month 1

  • Learn all exam domains at a comfortable pace
  • Build strong foundational knowledge
  • 5 questions daily

Month 2

  • Deep dive into each domain
  • Hands-on practice and labs
  • Take weekly timed exams

Month 3

  • Work through all 447 questions
  • Identify and eliminate weak areas
  • Take 3 full-length timed exams

AZ-305-Specific Tips

  • Master the different design patterns for high availability and scalability across compute, network, and storage services, including topics like availability zones and sets.
  • Deeply understand Azure Active Directory, Azure Policy, Azure Monitor, and Log Analytics for designing robust identity, governance, and comprehensive monitoring solutions.
  • Focus on designing data storage solutions, contrasting Azure SQL Database, Azure Blob Storage, and SQL Server on Azure VMs, including considerations for migration and performance.
  • Develop strong expertise in business continuity and disaster recovery (BCDR) strategies, including Azure Backup, site recovery, and region pairing.
  • Integrate cost optimization principles into every design decision, understanding how different services and configurations impact budget.
  • Practice scenario-based questions extensively, as the exam heavily tests your ability to apply knowledge to real-world design challenges and justify choices.
  • Utilize Microsoft Learn paths for AZ-305 and conduct hands-on labs to solidify theoretical knowledge with practical implementation experience.

Relevant Career Roles

Azure Solutions ArchitectCloud ArchitectSenior Azure EngineerEnterprise ArchitectInfrastructure Architect

Sample Questions

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Q1Design data storage solutions

You have 100 Microsoft SQL Server integration Services (SSIS) packages that are configured to use 10 on-premises SQL Server databases as their destinations. You plan to migrate the 10 on- premises databases to Azure SQL Database. You need to recommend a solution to host the SSlS packages in Azure. The solution must ensure that the packages can target the SQL Database instances as their destinations. What should you include in the recommendation?

Q2

You plan to use an Azure Storage account to store data assets. You need to recommend a solution that meets the following requirements: - Supports immutable storage - Disables anonymous access to the storage account - Supports access control list (ACL)-based Azure AD permissions What should you include in the recommendation?

Q3

Note: This question is part of a series of questions that present the same scenario. Each question in the series contains a unique solution that might meet the stated goals. Some question sets might have more than one correct solution, while others might not have a correct solution. After you answer a question in this section, you will NOT be able to return to it. As a result, these questions will not appear in the review screen. You plan to deploy multiple instances of an Azure web app across several Azure regions. You need to design an access solution for the app. The solution must meet the following replication requirements: - Support rate limiting. - Balance requests between all instances. - Ensure that users can access the app in the event of a regional outage. Solution: You use Azure Front Door to provide access to the app. Does this meet the goal?

Q4Design infrastructure solutions

Note: This question is part of a series of questions that present the same scenario. Each question in the series contains a unique solution that might meet the stated goals. Some question sets might have more than one correct solution, while others might not have a correct solution. After you answer a question in this section, you will NOT be able to return to it. As a result, these questions will not appear in the review screen. You need to deploy resources to host a stateless web app in an Azure subscription. The solution must meet the following requirements: Provide access to the full .NET framework. Provide redundancy if an Azure region fails. Grant administrators access to the operating system to install custom application dependencies. Solution: You deploy an Azure virtual machine scale set that uses autoscaling. Does this meet the goal?

Q5

You plan to deploy an Azure SQL database that will store Personally Identifiable Information (Pll). You need to ensure that only privileged users can view the Pll. What should you include in the solution?

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